News from The White Plains Examiner, mostly covering the City of White Plains along with stories from communities across the southern portion of Westchester County, NY.
Members of the Greenburgh Police Department Detective Division are investigating a serious physical injury auto accident (involving a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle) on East Hartsdale Avenue in the area of number 119 East Hartsdale Avenue. East Hartsdale
Read MoreThere was fervent discussion at the White Plains Planning Board’s November meeting as members talked about a proposed change to the city’s Zoning Ordinance relating to the Light Industrial Districts. The changes would affect the rear portion of certain properties so
Read MoreRegistration is now open for the Westchester County Coed Volleyball Tournament, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 6 and 7, 2015, 7 to 11 p.m. each night, at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. The tournament is open
Read MoreThe on-switch will be flipped at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29, for Westchester’s first-ever Winter Wonderland featuring 2.5 milion dancing lights at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. Highlights of the program include: Choreographed light show comprising the “Lights of Wonder”
Read MoreKenneth Chamberlain Jr. and Mayo Bartlett of Westchester for Police Reform were joined by about 30 demonstrators at Fountain Plaza in White Plains Tuesday night to protest the failure of a Missouri grand jury to indict a police officer in the
Read MoreOn March 10, it was announced that the NBA Developmental League and the Madison Square Garden Company acquired the right to own and operate an NBA D-League Team, which would be the exclusive affiliate of the New York Knicks and
Read MoreThe Catholic High School Football League (CHSFL) celebrated their 60th Anniversary this year with one of their most competitive rivalries playing probably the greatest AAA Championship game in history. After the whistle sounded for the end of this historic contest,
Read MoreAs reported in my story in the White Plains Examiner, on October 7, 2014, due to the Stepinac varsity football team’s success this season and the establishment of the newly formed Catholic High School State Football Championship this year, the
Read MoreAt last week’s meeting of the Westchester County IDA, the Ritz-Carlton, Westchester and Onyx Equities, both located in White Plains, received approval for sales tax exemptions for major building renovations. The Cappelli Organization received IDA approval for $297,500 in sales
Read MoreWith agencies across the country considering banning the use of plastic bags, even Westchester County now looking at legislation to curtail their use, Greenburgh’s Conservation Advisory Council has come up with its own solution. In a report submitted to the
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